'This is just going to tie our hands further,' a police officers' union chief says after the county goes through with a new policy that will delay when officers can arrest people for drug possession.
A Harris County drug policy meant to ease backlogs slows down the arrest process for some possession cases, the Houston Police Union president says.The rules around arresting people for drug possession are changing in Harris County. Starting Friday, April 21, anyone caught with less than 4 grams won't face charges until a lab confirms they were carrying a controlled substance.
That dilemma is leading to new rules that will delay possession charges for anyone caught with less than 4 grams of a controlled substance until there's lab confirmation unless they're also accused of a violent crime.
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